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Melanoteuthis lucens
Joubin, 1912
AphiaID
749237
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:749237)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Coleoidea
Octopodiformes
Vampyromorpha
Vampyroteuthidae
Melanoteuthis
Melanoteuthis lucens
Status
unaccepted
(synonym)
Accepted name
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Chun, 1903
Rank
Species
Parent
Melanoteuthis
Joubin, 1912
accepted as
Vampyroteuthis
Chun, 1903
Environment
marine,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.
Melanoteuthis lucens
Joubin, 1912. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=749237 on 2026-07-12
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Melanoteuthis lucens
Joubin, 1912. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=749237 on 2026-07-12
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2014-01-30 12:11:24Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
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Links (3)
Not documented
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To PESI
To ITIS